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Schengen visa statistics

Index · Schengen

Applications, 2024
11,716,723
Refusal rate, 2024
14.6%
Countries
177
Data as at 24 Oct 2026
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Applications by year

All Schengen consulates.

Applications

8.64M17.3M2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
8.64M17.3M200920122015201820212024
Data table
200911,056,248
201011,812,352
201113,485,396
201215,116,973
201317,285,449
201416,725,908
201515,446,676
201615,192,502
201716,155,613
201816,016,599
201916,955,541
20202,924,365
20212,926,104
20227,572,755
202310,327,572
202411,716,723
YearApplicationsRefusal rate
202411,716,72314.6%
202310,327,57215.8%
20227,572,75517.5%
20212,926,10413.0%
20202,924,36513.5%
201916,955,5419.9%
201816,016,5999.6%
201716,155,6138.2%
201615,192,5026.9%
201515,446,6766.2%
201416,725,9085.1%
201317,285,4494.8%
201215,116,9734.8%
201113,485,3965.5%
201011,812,3525.8%
200911,056,2486.8%
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Most applications, 2024

Applications
  1. China1,779,255
  2. Türkiye1,173,917
  3. India1,108,239
  4. Morocco606,800
  5. Russia606,594
  6. Algeria544,634
  7. Saudi Arabia505,455
  8. United Kingdom470,569
  9. Thailand265,243
  10. United Arab Emirates260,229
  11. Philippines218,301
  12. Egypt209,438
  13. Indonesia203,557
  14. United States201,602
  15. South Africa193,768
  16. Kazakhstan179,446
  17. Tunisia177,951
  18. Kuwait170,754
  19. Belarus164,009
  20. Iran162,017
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Highest refusal rates, 2024

Countries with at least 5,000 applications.

CountryRefusal rateApplications
Bangladesh53.3%39,345
Nigeria45.3%111,201
Senegal44.9%72,412
Pakistan44.8%78,362
Ghana44.5%56,032
Republic of the Congo43.6%25,774
Bolivia42.2%20,270
Mali41.3%11,048
Guinea40.1%17,887
Cameroon38.0%51,679
Djibouti37.2%5,090
Chad36.5%7,243
Togo36.3%9,113
Sri Lanka35.1%25,721
Nepal35.1%7,817
Ethiopia35.0%24,593
Uganda34.2%18,738
Algeria34.0%544,634
Iraq33.3%65,944
Côte d’Ivoire32.9%77,385
Rwanda32.4%14,293
Mauritania31.5%23,596
Madagascar30.5%16,618
Ecuador29.2%103,785
DR Congo28.9%60,922
Eritrea28.7%5,255
Kenya28.5%66,329
Angola27.8%44,891
Syria26.8%5,003
Dominican Republic26.7%51,229
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

All countries

Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

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